My Life As a Zucchini
Movie • 2016 • Animation
ReportAfter his mother’s death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. There, with the help of his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and love as he searches for a new family of his own.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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glitchybuddy
Nearly every parent mentioned off-screen is abusive.
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Nell
Most of the kids in the children's home ended up there because they were being abused in one way or another. It is not described in details however.
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Addiction
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AstroBoy
One of the kids mentions his parents use of drugs.
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Is there addiction?
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QueenJ11
Zucchini's mother is an alcoholic, and both of Simon's parents abuse drugs. This does not happen on screen.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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QueenJ11
Zucchini's mother is an alcoholic.
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Are there snakes?
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Ryukocha
There is a toy snake inside an amusement park ride.
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Assault
Is there pedophilia?
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glitchybuddy
The father of one of the characters is implied to be a pedophile who's now in jail.
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Is rape mentioned?
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glitchybuddy
Implied.
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Nell
It is implied that a little girl at the children's home was sexually abused by her father.
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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a character struggles to breathe while hiding inside a duffel bag for a couple seconds before coming out
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Is there cannibalism?
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ateez
none shown, only a brief joke made from one of the children about a “potato” eating fries.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Ryukocha
A kid threatens to break another kid's arm in a fight, but nothing actually happens.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Nell
The main character's original guardian falls down a flight of stairs/ladder.
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Family
Does a parent die?
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QueenJ11
Zucchini accidentally kills his mother at the start of the movie by dropping an attic door on her head. We hear her fall but no body is shown.
Camille's backstory involves her father shooting her mother and then himself. This is not shown on screen.
Camille's backstory involves her father shooting her mother and then himself. This is not shown on screen.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Dorianaz9
When ?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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UndrcoverCactus
A kid's abusive aunt forcefully takes them when they don't want to go with her.
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Does someone cheat?
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fraisierdesbois
There are talks about the kids' parents cheating pr leaving their families for another person
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Ryukocha
There are toy ghosts inside an amusement park ride.
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Is there a shower scene?
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ateez
a brief one, when courgette is explaining one of the children pretends to shower
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Once the boy settles in, he summarises a normal day. When he refers to a child being taken to the nurse, that child vomits - sounds only.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Ryukocha
Not shown, but it's mentioned a few times that a kid wets himself at night.
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Ryukocha
Arguably. A policeman is supportive of Zucchini and becomes a father figure to him over the movie. Other kids in the orphanage, however, don't like cops. (SPOILERS) The policeman eventually becomes his and another main character's foster parent.
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LGBTQ+
Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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glitchybuddy
Sort of...? The main character prefers to be referred to by "Zucchini" instead of his birthname.
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glitchybuddy
Not on screen. The dad of one of the kids committed murder-suicide, and that same kid later says she might kill herself if she's forced to live with her aunt.
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Is there misophonia?
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fraisierdesbois
Alice taps the fork on the table uncontrollably while nervous
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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glitchybuddy
Not really, but there's a scene where two characters hide in a small closet for a short moment.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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glitchybuddy
Most people voted no, but arguably one of the characters might show early symptoms of pica, including eating a whole tube of toothpaste.
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AstroBoy
One of the main character's parents is mentioned to have committed suicide and there is references to it throughout.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Paci
Some of the kids on the film suffer PTSD after having suffered from domestic violence.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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AstroBoy
During a dance scene flashing lights are used that could cause seizures or sensory overload.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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fraisierdesbois
There's not a single stillborn baby, I don't know why someone voted "yes"
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Is there childbirth?
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AstroBoy
Not shown on screen but a character has a baby at the end of the film.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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glitchybuddy
If you're watching a subtitled or dubbed version, possibly not. In the original French version a character says "great, another autist" as an insult.
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Are there fat jokes?
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Ryukocha
A bully calls another boy "gros lard" ("fatso") to make fun of him when he's hungry.
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Is there hate speech?
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fraisierdesbois
Zucchini es verbally abused when he first meet the other kids (including ableist insults)
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Nell
It is implied that a little girl at the children's home was sexually abused by her father.
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Is there sexual content?
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AstroBoy
The boys talk about sex in two scenes, there's a drawing of two characters naked, one of the characters is hinted at being sexually abused, there's a scene where the kids moon the photographer.
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Is there gun violence?
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glitchybuddy
On screen no, but there are mentions of it. One of the children is placed at the orphanage because of gun violence at home.
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